Cool, you crack on using Twitter then.

I have no strawman. I had a wickerman, but, well, it’s awkward.

It’s not that weird, given that they’re both examples of Fediverse software that can (in theory, though not well in practice) interact with each other.

As for Masto being separate instances; I’ve never really had a problem with that. Follow a bunch of people from different servers and you’ll soon begin to federate and link up with other people.

I see folks posting on Mastodon, griping that it’s failing, that it’ll never be as popular as Bluesky and Threads because of X and Y, and I’m like, I’m over there chatting to people all day, having a fine time, following new people, picking up new followers, and generally enjoying it more than I ever really enjoyed Twitter.

I don’t really understand why those folks want it to be more than it is.

“Oh, but there are no journalists!”

Good? I don’t want endless ragebait posted in my feeds. I just wanna be chill, share music recommendations, and enjoy more people interacting with my radio show than ever did on Twitter.

I think you mean Jeb!

True. In the grand tradition of the internet I only responded to the headline.

More users that aren’t Americans talking about their politics would be nice.

You know this thing is tiny, right? It’ll be shockingly easy to pick up and press the button. Even with cables hanging out of it.

I use a 2014 mini with all cables hanging out the back, and it’s really easy to pick up.

It’s literally just the same body as the OG Magic Mouse, which had a bay for a pair of AAs underneath. All they did was remove the bay, put a rechargeable battery in there, and a socket to charge it. It takes a couple of minutes to give it 9 hours of juice.

There’s no grand conspiracy.

My MacBook has just two USB-C sockets. When I bought it I picked up a couple of A adapters on Amazon for a few quid each. It’s never been an issue. Even less so with a desktop, as you’re able to leave the adapters in all the time.

The power draw of these things when sleeping is negligible. They’re basically off, so there’s no real need to shut them down with any regularity.

I can use my MacBook for a whole day and still have half the battery left. Their power efficiency is genuinely remarkable.

Have you thought about using Arch?

I use Arch, btw.

The other day I got to pondering whether people who work for ad serving companies have ad blockers on their work computers.

I was born in 1980, so was far too young for that when it originally aired, then never got around to it until a few weeks ago.

And fuck me, there is nothing cheerful about that film in the slightest. Nothing. It’s a great piece though.

The first half of Life is Beautiful is perfectly named.

The second half…

Ok, I’ll take back the bit about your cunt kids.

Cinema Paradiso is such a beautiful thing. First time I watched it I wanted to start it all over again.

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.

Firstly, Fury Road is a masterpiece. I just wanted to agree with you.

Secondly; have you ever played Ghost of Tsushima? It has a Kurosawa mode that’s really beautiful. You can play the whole game in a rich, moody black and white. It’s a gimmick, sure, but a nice one.

I’m bona fide!